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1. #How to file an amended 2017 turbo tax return how to#
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#How to file an amended 2017 turbo tax return how to#

If the amended return shows a balance due, include payment with your return (for more on how to pay your tax bill, check out this prior article if you can't pay in full, check out this prior article). Don't confuse the IRS by adding other forms or papers: in the instructions, they specifically request that you "not attach items unless required to do so." You must also attach copies of any forms or schedules affected by the change, including any forms W-2 or forms 1099 (the normal rules apply here), or specific schedules that you didn't attach previously. There is no e-filing option for amended returns. When you're finished, you must print out and mail your form 1040X. Examples might include "received late form 1099" or "transposed Social Security number." This isn't a confessional or an appeal, just be clear and concise. You’ll also use the space at Part III on page 2 to explain to IRS why you are filing an amended return. On the second page, you can make any adjustments to your personal exemptions (if necessary) and elect to contribute to the Presidential Election Fund (though not to revoke a prior choice to contribute). For example, if your adjusted gross income (AGI) changes, items which use your AGI may also change (such items include miscellaneous itemized deductions credit for child and dependent care expenses education credits premium tax credit charitable contributions deduction and taxable amount of Social Security benefits). Remember that changes on one line may have other consequences. That means that Column A + or - Column B should equal Column C. In Column C, you’ll report the correct amounts as they should have appeared on the original tax return. In Column B, you’ll indicate any adjustments for items of income, deductions, liabilities, and payments. On the form 1040X, in Column A, you’ll briefly summarize the items on your tax return as originally reported (you'll need a copy of your previously filed return for this).

#How to file an amended 2017 turbo tax return series#

You don't need to file another form 1040 (or other 1040 series form) because the front page of the form 1040X is an abbreviated version of your form 1040. Here's the most important bit: the form 1040X is the ONLY tax form you’ll use to correct your mistakes. You can use form 1040X to correct a previously filed form 1040, form 1040A, form 1040EZ, form 1040NR, form 1040NR-EZ, or to change amounts previously adjusted by the IRS.įortunately, the form 1040X is short (just two pages long) but it can be confusing if you don't follow the instructions.

Individual Income Tax Return (downloads as a pdf).

You'll do this by amending your previously filed tax return with a federal form 1040X, Amended U.S. But if IRS doesn't correct your mistake or if it's a really big mistake or if you forgot to report something kind of important (like being married), you'll want to fix your own mistakes.